Friday, July 24, 2015

Tour de France, Stage 19: Hitting Them Early

With the summit of the Category 1 climb up the Col du Chaussy coming just 15 kilometers into the day's stage, Alberto Contador's (Tinkoff Saxo) early attack caught Team Sky and the Maillot Jaune off guard. It is generally assume that no high placed GC contender will go out early on a stage. It can be a risky move to put a lot of effort in early on. A rider runs the risk of using too much energy early on and having nothing left for the final climb of the day. A climb where all of the others will be planning to launch their bids to gain time on Chris Froome (Team Sky) and the others near them on the General Classification. So Team Sky, let Contador take off on his own, after all, he is over six minutes behind the race lead of their team leader, Froome.

This is a small original watercolor and ink painting that was created using Yarka St. Petersburg watercolors and Steve Quiller brushes from Jack Richeson & Company, www.richesonart.com. They are a small family run art supply business in the mid-west of the United States. This painting is available, along with all of my cycling art, at my artist website, www.greigleach.com. To purchase this particular painting for only $60 USD, just follow the direct link at the end of this post. It is an original painting, so once it has sold, it is gone. I would recommend not delaying.

About Me

I am a well established artist with an extensive exhibition resume throughout the eastern United States and am represented in numerous public, corporate and private collections both in the United States and Europe. I am also a fan of cycling and bicycle racing having raced in amateur cycling events in the 70s, long before the sport become popular in the US. You can see more of my non-cycling art at www.greigleach.com or follow me on facebook at www.facebook.com/greigsartand then there is the current Giro d'Italia/cycling art project, theartofcycling.blogspot.com